-vorous

/vəɹəs/

suffix

forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’

OriginLatin -vorus →
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Meanings

suffix-vorous (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -vorous, superlative most -vorous)

comparative more -vorous · superlative most -vorous

  1. forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
-phagous

Origin

  1. Latin-vorus
  2. English-vorous

From Latin -vorus, equivalent to -vore + -ous.

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Translations

Catalan -vor
  • -vorhabitually feeding on
German -vor
  • -vorhabitually feeding on
Polish -żerny
  • -żernyhabitually feeding on
Portuguese -voro
  • -vorohabitually feeding on
Cite this entry
APA

-vorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vorous

MLA

“-vorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-vorous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vorous.

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